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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 928 · 40 questions
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The fast method (One-step multiplier): Increase by p%: multiply by (100 + p)% — up 20% is × 1.2. Decrease by p%: multiply by (100 − p)% — down 25% is × 0.75. Easy way to multiply: × the whole number (115 or 75), then ÷ 100.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.440 increased by 15% =
  2. 2.575 decreased by 8% =
  3. 3.300 decreased by 15% =
  4. 4.700 increased by 10% =
  5. 5.625 increased by 12% =
  6. 6.392 decreased by 50% =
  7. 7.500 decreased by 35% =
  8. 8.375 increased by 12% =
  9. 9.750 increased by 8% =
  10. 10.140 decreased by 15% =
  11. 11.175 increased by 12% =
  12. 12.80 decreased by 5% =
  13. 13.500 increased by 5% =
  14. 14.756 increased by 25% =
  15. 15.200 decreased by 40% =
  16. 16.460 increased by 5% =
  17. 17.420 decreased by 5% =
  18. 18.708 decreased by 50% =
  19. 19.150 decreased by 12% =
  20. 20.552 increased by 50% =
  21. 21.480 decreased by 75% =
  22. 22.190 decreased by 50% =
  23. 23.730 decreased by 10% =
  24. 24.425 decreased by 40% =
  25. 25.780 decreased by 15% =
  26. 26.310 increased by 10% =
  27. 27.210 increased by 10% =
  28. 28.120 increased by 10% =
  29. 29.340 decreased by 5% =
  30. 30.200 increased by 12% =
  31. 31.720 decreased by 35% =
  32. 32.720 increased by 15% =
  33. 33.80 decreased by 35% =
  34. 34.40 decreased by 15% =
  35. 35.84 decreased by 50% =
  36. 36.554 increased by 50% =
  37. 37.330 decreased by 30% =
  38. 38.105 increased by 20% =
  39. 39.432 decreased by 25% =
  40. 40.440 increased by 5% =

Answer key

  1. 506
  2. 529
  3. 255
  4. 770
  5. 700
  6. 196
  7. 325
  8. 420
  9. 810
  10. 119
  11. 196
  12. 76
  13. 525
  14. 945
  15. 120
  16. 483
  17. 399
  18. 354
  19. 132
  20. 828
  21. 120
  22. 95
  23. 657
  24. 255
  25. 663
  26. 341
  27. 231
  28. 132
  29. 323
  30. 224
  31. 468
  32. 828
  33. 52
  34. 34
  35. 42
  36. 831
  37. 231
  38. 126
  39. 324
  40. 462

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